Side stake pocket for cars



Aug. 30, 1938. R. A. LEWIS ET A1.

` SIDE sTAKE POCKET FOR CARS Original Filed March 20, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l TIL@ Aug. 30, 1938. R. A. LEWIS Er AL. v 2,128,306

SIDE STAKE POCKET FQR CARS Original Filed March 20, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 EN {J5/0 /ewals' wfv Yuiry'les Schelm/ @I @om Patented ug. 30, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFieE SIDE STAKE POCKET FOR CARS Original application March 20, 1936, Serial No. 69,846. Divided and this application March 29,

1937, Serial No. 133,558

11 Claims.

This invention relates to flat car underframe structures or the like for railway cars, and is particularly directed to the stake pockets and the arrangement and manner of forming and at- 5 taching said stake pockets to the underframe structure, and is a division of our copending application entitled Stake pocket for cars, filed March 20, 1936, Serial No. 69,846.

The stake pockets for receiving the lower ends of the stakes in position in spaced relation along the sides and ends of the car have been formed heretofore of cast or pressed metal and usually attached to the flat side surfaces of the side or end sills of the car underframe by means of bolts or rivets. When the car is loaded the stake pockets are subjected to enormous strain produced by the leverage pressure of the lading on the extending stakes of the car, which results in the connections of the stake pockets with the underframe becoming loose, or the stake pockets breaking olf. The loosening of the stake pockets further has the disadvantage of allowing moisture to collect around the bolted or riveted connections thereby allowing corrosion to set in very rapidly.

One of the objects of our invention relates to forming the stake pockets of rolled sheet metal adapted to be attached directly to the car underframe by welding.

Another object of our invention relates to forming the stake pockets in such a manner that theyv will be more securely braced when attached to the car underframe.

35 A further object of our invention resides in the manner of reinforcing the intermediate portion of the stake pocket.

Another object of our invention is to provide a stake pocket that can be attached to a flanged 40 or flat surface of the car underframe.

Having thus given a general description of the objects of our invention we will now in order to make the invention more clear refer to the accompanying two sheets of drawings which form 15 a part of this specication and on which like characters of reference indicate like parts:

Figure l is a top plan View of slightly more than one-half of a car underframe illustrating i0 the application of our invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail top plan viewof a portion of a car side sill with one of our improved stake pockets attached thereto drawn on a larger scale.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the portion 5 shown in Fig. 2 taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4.

. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the enlarged portion shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is a vertical section through the end sill 5 taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the various characters of reference on the drawings the numeral I indicates the car underframe as a Whole, 2 the center sills,

3 the side sills, 4 the bolster, 5 the cross ties or 10 bearers and 6 a cover plate attached to the top edge of the end sill 'l and adapted to 'extend in-r wardly therefrom and provided with a flanged edge as at 8, the lower end of which is bent inwardly at right angles thereto and adapted to 15 form a seat for supporting the end of the car floor. A

As illustrated in the drawings the side sills 3 are constructed of rolled I-sections with flanges 9 extending laterally therefrom along the top and bottom edges, although these side sill members may be of other section, as channels, Z-bars, or angles, or they may be made of pressed or of cast metal if desired without departing from the 2 spirit of our invention. .5,

The stake pockets attached to the side sills 3 of the underframe at spaced intervals are formed or rolled pressed sheet metal, each having a U-shaped portion IU forming the stake pocket, the legs II of which are parallel for a portion of their length and connected together by a reinforcing rib I2, which is welded to the legs I I as at I3. The ends of the legs II are formed with outwardly inclined or splayed extensions I4 having their ends welded to the web of the side sill as at I5. The upper surfaces of the leg extensions I4 are inclined, or shaped to conform to the contour of the underside of the upper out- Wardly extending flange of the side sill and is 40,-,

welded thereto as at I6.

In forming the extensions I4 of the legs splayed in the manner shown, a more desirable bracing effect is obtained than if the legs were made straight for the entire length. To further stiffen and brace the stake pockets laterally, brackets Il. formed of plate metal are welded to the opposite sides of the pockets at an intermediate point as at I 8, the inner ends of said brackets being Welded as 5 at I9 to the top of the side sills 3. By this construction a very strong and rigid construction is' obtained, the stake pockets being substantially integrally connected to the side sills will not become loose and allow moisture to collect and ,55

produce corrosion between the connections as in the case where bolts or rivets are used.

The stake pockets 2li at the ends of the car are formed and attached in a somewhat different manner. These stake pockets are U-shaped, the legs being parallel to each other throughout their entire length. The ends of the legs are welded as at 2l directly to the inner face of the end sill l, the rear end of the stake pockets engaging the vertical wall of the flange and welded thereto as at 22.

Openings 23 are formed in the coverv plate 6,

which registers with the stake pockets The upper end of the stake pockets are gage the under side of the cover welded thereto as at 24.

In this construction a very is obtained and the stake pockets arey securely held in position between the rear wall of kthe end sill l and the vertical wall of flange 8. The sides of the openings 23 in the cover plate further help to support the stake when in position.

As illustrated the stake pockets are formed of pressed metal, but they can be formed of cast metal if desired and then welded tothe underframe in the manner above described. y

Although we have shown and described our invention in considerable detail, we do not wish to be limited to the exact construction vshown and described, but may use such substitutions, modifications or equivalents thereof, as are embraced within the scope of our invention, or as pointed out in the claims.

adapted to enplate 6 and is Having thus described our invention whatwe" claim as new and desire ent is: y

1'. A car underframe, the combination with the side sills of rolled section each having a vertical web and an outwardly extending upper flange, a stake pocket formed of pressedV metal comprisingk a substantially U-shaped body portion vextending above the outwardly extending upper `flanges of the side sills having splayed leg extensions having their inner and upper edges welded to the to secure by Letters Patweb and under surface of the outwardly extending flange of the side sills,`separate` reinforcing flanges welded to the top of the side sills and the sides of the U-shaped body portion of the stake pocket above the side sills, and a plate connection between the legs of the U-shaped body portion welded to the outer edge of the upper flange of the side sills.v

2. A car underframe, the combination with the side sills of rolled I-section each having a vertical web and laterally extending upper and lower flanges, a stake pocket formed of pressed metal comprising a substantially U-shaped .body portion extending above the side sills having splayed leg extensions having their inner and top edges welded to the web and under surface of the outwardly extending flange of the side sillSseparate reinforcing plate flanges welded to the opposite sides of the U-shaped body portion of the stake pocket above the side sills, and a plate` connecting the legs of the U-shaped body portion of the stake pocket at an intermediate point having its ends welded to the legs and the flanged outer-edge of the side sill. Y

3. A car underframe, the combination with the side sills of rolled section each having a vertical web and an outwardly extending upper flange, of stake pockets of pressed rnetal extending above the side sills having inclined leg portions having the inner and upper edges of their legs welded to the web'and the underside of the' of the cover plate-6x 'metal extending above rigid connection v outwardly extending flange of the side sills, and brackets formed of plate metal welded to the upwardly extending top portions of the stake pockets and the top of the side sills for reinforcing the stake pockets above the side sills.

4. A car underframe, the combination with the side sills of rolled section each having a vertical web and an outwardly extending upper flange, of U-shaped stake pockets formed of pressed plate the side sills having the ends of their legs inclined outwardly and the vinner and top edges welded to the weband outwardlyy extending ange of the side sills, and separate reinforcing plates welded to the top of the side sills and to' opposite sides of the upwardly extending portions of the stake pockets.

5. A car underframe, the combination with the side sillsfof rolled section each having a vertical web and an outwardly extending upper ange, of vf'U-shaped stake pockets each formed of pressed plate metal extending above the side sills, bracket plates welded to the tops of the side sills and the upwardly extending portions` of the U-shaped stakepockets, said U-shaped stake pockets havingsplayed leg extensions having their inner and upper edges welded to the web of the side sills and the under surface of the outwardly extending ange.

6. A car underframe, the combination with the V side sills of rolled section each having a vertical web and an outwardly extending upper flange, a stake pocket of plate metal comprising a substantially U-shaped body portion extending above the side sills with splayed leg extensions welded at its inner and upper edgesy to the web and outwardly extending flange of the side sills, and separately formedreinforcing plates above the side sills welded to the sides of the U-shaped body portion of the stake pocket and the top surfaces of the side sills.

7. A car underframe, the combination with the side sills each formed of a separate rolled section having a vertical web and an outwardly extending upper flange, stake p ockets each having a'U-shaped body portion formed of pressed plate metal adapted to extend above the side sills, said UJ-shaped stake pockets having splayed leg extensions extending inwardly from the U-shaped pockets with their inner and upper edges welded to the web and outwardly extending under sur'- faces 'of the ange ofthe side sills, a plate connecting the intermediate portions of the legs of the U-shaped body portion vof each stake pocket and having its ends welded tothe legs and the flanged outer edge of the side sill, and reinforcing flanges-welded-to the opposite sides of the U- shaped body portion and to thetop of the side sills.

8. A car underframe, the combination with the side sills of I-section each having a web and flanged edges, stake pockets each having a U- shaped body portion formed of pressed plate metal adapted to. extend above the side sills, said U-shaped stake pockets having splayed leg exsions adapted to project under a flange of the side sills, said splayed leg portions having their inner and top edges' welded to the web of the sidev sills and the lower surface of the flange, and aplate connecting the legs of the U-shaped body portion and the outer edge of the flange and secured thereto.

9. A car underframe, the combination with the side sills each having a web and flanged ed-ges, stakepockets eachhaving a vlJ-shaped body portion formed' of pressed plate metal, said U-shaped stake pockets extending above the side sills and having splayed leg extensions adapted to project under the top flange of the side sill, said splayed leg extensions having their inner and upper edges welded to the web and lower surface of the top flange of the side sill, a plate connecting the intermediate portions of the legs of each of the U-shaped body portions of the stake pocket and having its ends welded thereto, and the outer edge of the ange of the side sills, and reinforcing plate flanges welded to opposite sides of the U-shaped body portion having their inner edges engaging the top of the side sill and welded thereto.

10. A car underframe, the combination with the side sill having a web and an outwardly extending top flange, U-shaped side stake pockets extending above the side sill formed of pressed plate metal having the ends of their legs inclined outwardly and the inner and top edges welded to the web and outwardly extending under surface of the top ange of the side sill, and a plate integrally connecting the intermediate portions of the U-shaped legs of each side stake pocket and the outer edge of the ange of the side sill, and plate anges above the side sills welded to the U-shaped body portion of the stake pocket and secured to the top of the side sill.

11. A car underframe, the combination with the side sill of rolled section having a vertical web and an outwardly extendin-g iianged upper edge, a stake pocket extending above the side sill having laterally extending splayed leg extensions having their inner and upper edges welded to the web and the underside surface of the outwardly extending flange of the side sill, and reinforcing flanges above the side sill Welded to each of the stake pockets and the top of the anged edge of the side sill.

R. A. LEWIS. CHARLES SCHENCK. 

